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ACM
John R. WhiteCEO
March 7, 2000 acm
Outline
ACM TodayACM TransitionACM Initiatives and PrioritiesDigital LibraryIndustrial Relations
March 7, 2000 acm
ACM Today
Membership 80,000 members
worldwide (30% outside U.S.)
60,000 professionals 20,000 students
680 chapters worldwide 540 student chapters 50 professional
chapters 90 SIG chapters
Publications 25 journals and
magazines 80 conference
proceedings Book series -- ACM
Press Ubiquity -- a new
electronic publication and forum addressing the profession of IT
Digital Library
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ACM Today
Technical Activities Thirty-six Special Interest Groups (SIGs) 80+ sponsored conferences and symposia Reaching into new areas --
E-Commerce
Continue active in established areas, for example ...
Graphics Software Engineering
Programming Languages SystemsSoftware Engineering Theory
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ACM Today
Education Continue collaboration with IEEE-CS and IFIP TC-3
Curriculum Accreditation
Increasingly active in elementary (K-12) issuesImproving teacher training for teaching ITImproving education programs for ITImproving the use of IT in educationJohn Glenn Commission
Preparing to deliver the International Computing Drivers License (ICDL) in the U.S.
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Transition(s)
ACM is in transition As a society As a business As a worldwide presence
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Transitions - as a society
a membership organization
a print-based published of journals and magazines
an organization that measures success in terms of membership levels and subscription levels
an electronic community not just ACM members IT professionals world-wide
an electronic publisher
an organization that measures success in terms of web-hits, digital library searches, and downloads from a world-wide-web community
From: To:
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Transitions - as a business
selling products
charging for paper content
selling to members
selling an experience finding what you need using information differently
charging for electronic services
selling to everyone
From: To:
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Transitions - in the world
U.S. centric
sub-member of IFIP
New York centric operation
competing for members with national societies
global
full international, member of IFIP
CEO that lives and works in Europe
providing value to members of all societies world-wide
From: To:
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Transition - implications
The future of ACM is as an electronic community
What we “sell” is the value of being a part of the ACM electronic community
The ACM electronic community is world-wide
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ACM - Current Initiatives
Electronic products and services Digital Library Digital Video Library Worldwide accessibility and performance
Education New focus on elementary (K-12) arena
Information Technology Profession
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Information Technology Profession - Initiative
Motivation The world is utterly dependent on the PEOPLE who
design, build, manage, operate, teach, and repair information technology.
Question/concern:Who are these people?Are they receiving a proper education?Are they keeping up to date?Who certifies them?Are there enough of them?Are they trustworthy?
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Information Technology Profession - Initiative
Goals: Nurture the worldwide development of the Information
Technology profession To establish the structures and environment that will
enable the profession to flourish, including providing it with:
- a coherent identity - a substantial intellectual core - and recognized standards of practice
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Information Technology Profession - Initiative
Activities: Formulating what it means to be an IT professional Ensuring professional education meets the needs of IT professionals
and those who employ them. Addressing professional issues such as standards of practice,
certification, risks to the public, and the ethical responsibilities of practitioners.
Creating model projects within universities, pre-college schools, and nonacademic training programs that will test the effectiveness of different approaches to professional IT education.
Enlisting professional societies in allied disciplines and in other countries to develop coordinated stances on critical issues in curricular reform, workforce development, research partnerships between academia and industry, professional certification, and lifelong learning.
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Information Technology Profession - Initiative
Current State Leader: Peter Denning Steering Committee being formed Specific projects being formulated Working to build a coalition of corporations and societies
worldwide
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Outline
ACM TodayACM TransitionACM Initiatives and PrioritiesDigital LibraryIndustrial Relations
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Digital Library
HistoryDigital Library TodayFuture Plans
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Digital Library - History
1990 - Electronic publishing initiative Electronic production and distribution vision
1996 - plans for a Digital Library announced to members
1997 - Digital Library launched Full text for all journals, magazines, and proceedings: 1991 -
1997 Citations for all journals, magazines, and proceedings: 1985 -
1991 150,000 pages “Open House” until December 31, 1997 January 1, 1998 began selling subscriptions to ACM members and
institutions
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Digital Library - Today
Subscriptions 35,000 individual
19,000 professionals 16,000 students
350 institutional institutional
subscriptions consortia corporate site licenses
Content All journals: 1985-
2000 All proceedings: 1985-
2000
Size 700 proceedings 22 journals (15 years) 50,000 entries 370,000 pages 10,000 critical reviews
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Digital Library - Features
Organization Meta-data in HTML
Citation Abstract Index terms Critical reviews
Full Text in PDF
Meta-data freely accessible Four third-party journals included
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Digital Library - Features
Worldwide delivery via Digital Island Digital Island: content delivery solutions company
Data centers interconnected via an ATM backbone Local content (caching) centers Private network with direct reach in 25 countries
Objective: ensure high-performance access worldwide
Digital Library available to members of other societies Agreements in place with 10 societies Moving to include content from these societies where
appropriate
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The Digital Library Today
Monthly activity 1Million hits 80,000 searches 100,000 downloads
64,000 proceedings36,000 journals and
magazines 200 GB of traffic
Digital Island All non-North American
traffic moving over DI network
Past 30 days (MB): North America: 12,940 Asia/Australia: 38,141 Europe: 49,250 Latin America: 3,344 Africa: 295 TOTAL 103,970
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Digital Library - Future Plans
Complete the capture of all ACM content All journals, proceedings, SIG Newsletters from 1947
forward
Include the ACM Guide to Computing Literature 350,000 citations
Services Technical interest profiling and early alert service Virtual Binders for organizing digital library content Electronic forums
Reference linking using DOI and CrossRef facility More third-party content
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Industrial Relations
A viable relationship with industry is critical Partners - in shaping the leading edge of information
technology Customers - of what we produce Resource - for special projects and programs
A viable relationship with industry is a challenge Industry expects relevance Industry expects a tangible return one their investment
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ACM Experience
Engage industry in ACM leadership President Members of ACM Council
Partner on critical projects ACM1 Education Certification Supporting the IT profession
Industrial Advisory Board